World Wide Blitz Tour

World Wide Blitz Tour
Concert by Judas Priest
Associated album Point of Entry
Start date 13 February 1981
End date 14 December 1981
No. of shows 76
Judas Priest concert chronology

The World Wide Blitz Tour was a 1981 concert tour by British heavy metal band Judas Priest. In support of their Point of Entry album, the tour ran from 13 February to 14 December, comprising 76 dates in Europe and the United States. The first European leg was supported by Saxon, the American leg by Iron Maiden, and the second European leg by Accept.[1]

It was also the first time songs from British Steel were performed in England, aside from their August 16th, 1980 performance at Castle Donington for the Monsters of Rock festival.

Setlist

For Judas Priest: from 5/23/81 in San Bernardino [2]

  1. Solar Angels
  2. Heading out to the Highway
  3. Diamonds & Rust
  4. Hell Bent for Leather
  5. Breaking the Law
  6. Sinner
  7. Beyond the Realms of Death
  8. Grinder
  9. Desert Plains
  10. Hot Rockin'
  11. You Don't Have to Be Old to Be Wise
  12. Victim of Changes
  13. The Green Manalishi (With the Two Pronged Crown)

Encores:

  1. Living After Midnight
  2. Tyrant

For Iron Maiden: from 7/22/81 in New York City

  1. The Ides of March/Sanctuary
  2. Wrathchild
  3. Killers
  4. Another Life
  5. Running Free
  6. Phantom of the Opera
  7. Iron Maiden

Encore:

  1. Drifter

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue
North America
4 May 1981Columbus, OhioUnited StatesVeterans Memorial Auditorium
9 May 1981Rockford, IllinoisMetroCentre
14 May 1981Bloomington, MinnesotaMetropolitan Sports Center
15 May 1981Omaha, NebraskaOmaha Civic Auditorium
16 May 1981St. Louis, MissouriKiel Auditorium
17 May 1981Kansas City, KansasMemorial Hall
23 May 1981San Bernardino, CaliforniaSwing Auditorium
24 May 1981Long Beach, CaliforniaLong Beach Arena
25 May 1981San Diego, CaliforniaSDSU Open Air Theater
29 May 1981Portland, OregonMemorial Coliseum
30 May 1981Seattle, WashingtonSeattle Center Arena
3 June 1981Paradise, NevadaAladdin Hotel
4 June 1981Phoenix, ArizonaArizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
5 June 1981El Paso, TexasEl Paso County Coliseum
6 June 1981Odessa, TexasEctor County Coliseum
7 June 1981Lubbock, TexasMemorial Coliseum
8 June 1981McAllen, TexasVilla Real
9 June 1981Laredo, TexasLaredo Civic Center
10 June 1981San Antonio, TexasHemisFair Arena
11 June 1981University Park, TexasMoody Coliseum
13 June 1981Houston, TexasSam Houston Coliseum
14 June 1981Odessa, TexasEctor County Coliseum
21 June 1981ChicagoInternational Amphitheater
27 June 1981Cleveland, OhioAgora Theater
28 June 1981Landover, MarylandCapital Centre
1 July 1981Asbury Park, New JerseyAsbury Park Convention Hall
2 July 1981Salisbury, MarylandWicomico Youth and Civic Center
3 July 1981Norfolk, VirginiaNorfolk Scope
4 July 1981Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaStanley Theatre
7 July 1981Myrtle Beach, South CarolinaMyrtle Beach Convention Center
9 July 1981AtlantaFox Theater
10 July 1981Johnson City, TennesseeFreedom Hall
11 July 1981Memphis, TennesseeNorth Hall Auditorium
12 July 1981Trotwood, OhioHara Arena
15 July 1981Johnstown, PennsylvaniaCambria County War Memorial Arena
16 July 1981Buffalo, New YorkShea's Theater
17 July 1981Rochester, New YorkAuditorium Theater
18 July 1981Syracuse, New YorkLandmark Theatre
19 July 1981Albany, New YorkPalace Theatre
21 July 1981New York CityPalladium
22 July 1981
23 July 1981
24 July 1981
25 July 1981New Haven, ConnecticutNew Haven Coliseum
26 July 1981Allentown, PennsylvaniaGreat Allentown Fair
28 July 1981Boston, MassachusettsOrpheum Theater
29 July 1981Baltimore, MarylandCivic Center
30 July 1981Upper Darby, PennsylvaniaTower Theater
31 July 1981New York CityPier 84
Europe
6 November 1981Hull, EnglandUnited KingdomHull City Hall
7 November 1981Manchester, EnglandManchester Apollo
8 November 1981
9 November 1981Leicester, EnglandDe Montfort Hall
10 November 1981Bristol, EnglandColston Hall
11 November 1981Cardiff, WalesSophia Gardens
12 November 1981Birmingham, EnglandOdeon Theatre
13 November 1981
15 November 1981Glasgow, ScotlandApollo Theatre
16 November 1981Newcastle, EnglandNewcastle City Hall
17 November 1981
18 November 1981Sheffield, EnglandSheffield City Hall
19 November 1981
20 November 1981Crawley, EnglandCrawley Leisure Centre
21 November 1981LondonHammersmith Odeon
22 November 1981
23 November 1981Southampton, EnglandGaumont Theatre
24 November 1981Poole, EnglandPoole Arts Centre
27 November 1981WiesbadenGermanyRhein-Main Halle
28 November 1981Neunkirchen am BrandHemmerleinhalle
29 November 1981Esslingen am NeckarStadthalle
30 November 1981SaarbrückenSaarlandhalle
1 December 1981RüsselsheimWalter-Köbel-Halle
2 December 1981KarlsruheSchwarzwaldhalle
3 December 1981LudwigshafenFriedrich-Ebert-Halle
4 December 1981MunichRudi-Sedlmayer-Halle
13 December 1981EssenGrugahalle
14 December 1981HamburgMarkthalle
11 December 1981(Brussel) Forst National

References

  1. ↑ Archived 23 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ "Judas Priest - Hell Bent For Leather Live San Bernardino 1981". YouTube. 2011-07-29. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
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